King Pong

Releases

• Oct 31, 2026 2.0.0
  King Pong v2.0.0 is here! This is the biggest King Pong update yet, introducing worldwide cross platform online multiplayer, a completely overhauled interface, Royal Powerups, smarter CPU opponents, major performance improvements, and much more! ## Online Multiplayer The biggest addition to King Pong is **online multiplayer!** Play against friends or challenge players from around the world. - **Cross-platform multiplayer:** Play across supported platforms using WebRTC and encrypted WebSocket connectivity. - **Public matchmaking:** Find and challenge other players automatically. - **Private rooms:** Create private matches with optional guest approval and verification. - **Customizable matches:** Choose your arena, paddle shape, and whether to enable Royal Powerups.

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  - **Rematches:** Challenge your opponent to another round without setting up a new match. - **Player perspective:** Both players see their own paddle on the left side of their screen, regardless of which side they're actually playing on. - **Improved connection handling:** Better management of lag, temporary disconnections, and players leaving matches. ## UI Overhaul King Pong's interface has received a major redesign, improving usability while preserving its classic arcade personality. - Redesigned menus with a cleaner, more professional color scheme. - Reorganized UI elements to prevent them from obstructing gameplay. - Settings now have a dedicated menu instead of overlaying the arena. - Made Campaign and Online Multiplayer more prominent and accessible. - Added a dedicated **Controls** section. - Improved settings controls, including CPU intelligence and paddle speed adjustments. - Improved navigation and usability across desktop and mobile devices. ## Royal Powerups Three brand-new powerups bring exciting new possibilities to King Pong! - **Royal Split:** Duplicates the ball, forcing your opponent to defend against two balls at once. The duplicate disappears when struck by a paddle. - **Crown Rush:** Dramatically increases the ball's speed until it makes contact with a paddle. - **Castle Guard:** Activates a protective shield in front of your goal for 10 seconds. Powerups appear approximately every 30 seconds at random locations throughout the arena. Collect them by hitting their icons with the ball! ## Smarter CPU Opponents CPU opponents have received a major intelligence overhaul, making matches feel more dynamic and challenging. - Improved ball tracking, positioning, and decision-making. - CPU opponents can make smarter decisions when using and defending against Royal Powerups. - Preserved the campaign's intended difficulty progression, with opponents becoming more intelligent as you advance. - Improved the secret boss's intelligence and responsiveness. - CPU intelligence and paddle speed remain independently adjustable in Custom Games. ## Additional Features and Improvements - **Level Select:** Replay previously completed campaign levels at their original difficulty. - **Fullscreen and Orientation Controls:** Added fullscreen and supported screen rotation controls to the browser version. - **Linux Improvements:** The Linux application now runs through a local HTTP server at `127.0.0.1` instead of directly loading through `file://`, improving compatibility. - **New Secret Ending Music:** Added non-procedurally generated music by **Madelee** for the secret ending. - **LAN QR Pairing:** Generate and scan QR codes to simplify connecting devices for local multiplayer. - **Automatic LAN Discovery:** Native versions of King Pong can automatically discover available local multiplayer rooms. - **Performance Optimizations:** Significantly improved rendering performance, visual effects, and overall responsiveness. - **Bug Fixes:** Fixed numerous issues affecting gameplay, multiplayer, menus, and platform compatibility. - **And Much More:** Countless smaller improvements, refinements, and quality-of-life updates throughout the game! --- **Thank you for playing King Pong!** Version 2.0.0 represents a major step forward for the project, and there's still more to come! 👑👍
• Sep 27, 2026 1.1.3
  This is King Pong's biggest update ever. - Added Import Saves and Export Saves beside Erase Selected Slot on Android, Windows, and Linux. - Added a shared backup format for all three save slots, including progress and settings. - Added system file pickers, backup validation, and recovery from interrupted imports. - Replaced browser confirmation popups with clean in-game import and erase dialogs. - Preserved each slot's music settings when loading or switching saves. - Improved battery detection and updates across Android, Windows, and Linux while reducing unnecessary background activity. - Hide the battery icon when the OS confirms no battery is present. - Replaced global DOM modifications with explicit translation helpers.

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  - Improved LAN validation and reject outdated packets. - Made gameplay speed consistent across display refresh rates. - Fixed 0% volume and CPU intelligence settings resetting after restarting. - Optimized the wrappers and installers for King Pong on each platform. ## Important Android Update Notice The Android signing key has changed. If you installed King Pong directly from GitHub, you will need to **uninstall the existing version and reinstall it** before updating to this release. F-Droid installations are unaffected by this.